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Servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have travelled to Germany for training on Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, Ukrainian Ambassador to Ukraine Oleksiy Makeyev has said. The Ukrainian ambassador to Germany, Oleksiy Makeyev, said this.
Microsoft will give the US Army a military version of HoloLens for intensive testing - Pentagon wants to spend more than $20bn to buy 121,000 mixed reality headsets
The Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) exhibition was held at the Fairford military base in the UK. Visitors could watch a replica of the Messerschmitt Me.262 fighter fly.
The Ukrainian Air Force may receive US aircraft not next year, but by the end of this year. This was reported by the coordinator of strategic communications at the US National Security Council, John Kirby.
German Leopard 2 main battle tanks have entered service in various countries around the world. In particular, Chile. The army of the South American country wants to modernise the combat vehicles.
Boeing has tested a new unmanned submarine for the first time. It was named Orca XLUUV. The US company published a video recorded during the submarine tests.
Turkey agreed to ratify Sweden's application to join NATO. It was thought that the US would then approve the sale of fourth-generation F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters to Turkey. But a key senator has his own opinion on the matter.
Experts at the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defence Command Technical Center have again successfully tested a low-cost target used in the development of the country's future missile defence systems. It is called Economical Target-2 (ET-2).
An unpleasant incident occurred at the UK's Royal Air Force Base Fairford involving a US B-52H Stratofortress nuclear bomber.
In May, a number of publications reported that the US had deployed M142 high-mobility artillery rocket systems in Syria. Now Mehr News reports that a new batch of HIMARS has arrived in the country.
On 19 July, the United States of America announced $1.3bn in military aid for Ukraine and is now preparing another arms package.
We have written about the problems of the F-35 Lightning II fighters several times. Because of them, Lockheed Martin will deliver 52 fewer aircraft than planned in 2023.
The US State Department has approved the potential sale of hundreds of AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles to Germany. The deal will be reviewed by the US Congress.
The US Department of Defence will pay part of the payments for the new fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter jets with a delay. The Pentagon intends to withhold 10 per cent of the cost of the aircraft.
France will increase its defence budget by more than a third within 7 years. The funds will be used to strengthen all branches of the country's armed forces.
